Dennis Hastert Quotes
27 Dennis Hastert quotes:
"The American people want us to go to work. They want us to produce good policy, ... The ability for us to save Social Security and Medicare in the future, the ability to give American workers and working families more of their money so that they can keep it in their pocket instead of giving it to the tax collectors."
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"Cagey trial lawyers have figured out there's a pretty good likelihood their case - no matter what its merit - will literally get its day in court because of favorable judges."
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"The United States of America is prosperous and free. But storm clouds gather on our horizon. Our national security is challenged by the continued malfeasance of Saddam Hussein. Our economic security is challenged by a growing worldwide recession. Our future is bedeviled by too many schools that perform poorly and by a Social Security system in need of reform. The President has the responsibility to tell us his thoughts on how to confront these growing problems,"
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"Today, America mourns the loss of a woman who changed our nation,"
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"The United States of America is prosperous and free. But storm clouds gather on our horizon. Our national security is challenged by the continued malfeasance of Saddam Hussein. Our economic security is challenged by a growing worldwide recession. Our future is bedeviled by too many schools that perform poorly and by a Social Security system in need of reform,"
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"Given the abysmal failure of state and local officials in Louisiana to plan adequately for or respond to the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans, and given the long history of public corruption in Louisiana, ... I am not confident that Louisiana officials can be trusted to administer federal relief aid."
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"His theory fails a basic test of real economics,"
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"It is something that will help the economy."
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"When the electricity goes out and everything else goes out -- you don't have the pumps to pump it out either. Because it doesn't work either."
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"I am proud of our president, our troops, and our allies, ... Yes, we are fighting to preserve our national security. But we are also fighting to preserve the universal ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
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"provides for common sense tax relief in the future. We have the largest surplus in history, which means the taxpayers are being overcharged."
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"Congress will not use Social Security as a pot of gold to fund foreign aid,"
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"This Congress is serious about doing everything we can to help local, state and federal officials respond to this crisis,"
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"It's a good blueprint for America's future, ... We're also pleased this Congress can get its work done."
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"I agree with you that should work together in a bipartisan fashion, and I believe this work product is a result of a hard-fought compromise."
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"We need to let our people speak. We need to debate those issues and then we let the best ideas win, ... Right now, we believe the American people stand behind us. They want to see us preserve Social Security, they want us to keep the budget balanced and we're going to do our level best to do it."
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"We're there, ... We can debate the reasons why we're there. ... But we are there."
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"Some have said that we should not have this debate. I disagree,"
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"You can see there's still a lot of decisions to be made."
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"Mr. Tenet had a monumental task to rebuild human intelligence-gathering capabilities devastated by eight years of liberal Clinton administration policies,"
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